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Music for your blog reading enjoyment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dzs1K3caXJk
Wow, this cartoon smacked me right in the head ;-) Awesome.
It started with a joke from my best bud Cathy.♥ 
I was stressed wondering what to draw for 4/20?! 
The universal day of 
Celebration for Cannabis!!! 
A Plant.
Grown from a seed.
Made by *GOD.
(*original patent holder)


Medical, Recreational, Hemp, Food, Fuel.. 
It's the day and I want to say THANK YOU!  
                                       I have said it so many times, I thank God daily for this Plant! 
Give us this Day our daily Bud...  <3 Wow. YES,   I read recently  how powerful that prayer is;  Give us this dayour daily bread,  -not thanks for yesterday, or make sure I have it tomorrow. Give us THIS day.  Focus on today.
.. and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,
 and that                 ^ ^        ^  That simply put means  ^    ^  ^             :
                                               PEACE, PEOPLE!  
Religion aside... who can argue with those lines?  How else are we going to get ahead, clearly WAR is not the answer! 
Thank you Marvin, now in my head for the rest of the day.
People all around the world who suffer over a plant. A plant less toxic than many others,  proven helpful to ease pain, yet illegal and lives destroyed because of it.    
WTF?   O.M.God.  How disappointing.  
A PLANT.  While others  rape, kill, abuse, terrorize, suffer & starve needlessly... 
enough with the bullshit distraction. 
FOCUS on the REAL problems at hand. 

Rise Up people! Speak up! <3   Celebrate this Plant! Let it be a symbol of change.
It all starts with a SEED!!!  Life.

So.. Yes!
     Give us this Day our daily bud, 
       and thank you Lord  for it!
I do! Everyday! Keeping the Love of my life happy - How could I not give thanks?
Celebrate 4/20, Spread Peace and Love !!! 
- there are already enough assholes doing the opposite;-)


xox <><

 
 
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2013 Is here and I AM Thrilled!! New day, new year -new chance to get it right! I am ready, we have spent the past few days re-organizing my craft room/painting studio/guest room, when I was recovering - all stuff ended up in there - so that when I looked at it I felt anything but crafty! More like closing the door and running. Well it is done now, we also took down the tree and all the decorations! I woke up today to a clean house for January the 1st! 
AWESOME!

Cartoons waiting to be inked and colored - enough for a couple of weeks easy! I was thinking, I shall call consider last year my wake up call year, with my own health issues & surgery behind me, still on the road to recovery but more determined than ever to get better and be better.  For my own sense of balance I will force myself to work on all topics I enjoy and not get consumed by the insanity that comes with Cannabis education.  Since so near and dear to my heart - the topic - will be a focus that is for sure!  I plan on getting more out of 2013...
More time loving less time dreaming!
More time drawing less time looking at FB!
More time focusing on positive - less time to bitch!
More time playing with the dogs- less time worrying about regular exercise!
Time to draw and then perhaps a bit of painting.

I'd like to start my year off by thanking God for ALL of it.
Every pencil, every piece of paper and every puff.
xox <>< 



 
 
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Summer is here and around this house it really means the Dog Days of Summer are upon us! I love it. I am NOT a winter person - but I love Canada so I endure;-)  Summer = OUTSIDE!  I have 3 dogs and they love to be outside! The pool - appears to be Daisy's own playground right now - she is the first one in it and Scruffy in her boat -long before those too is Tequila. My GROWLING, crusty, bad breath, over weight, almost blind, poops in the house when she KNOWS that it is a firecracker weekend! My LOVE Tequila.  As I was drawing this toon in the gazebo she came and fell asleep beside me - as she is now, so I took the opportunity to draw her still life, thinking about what a great dog she is the entire time. Tequila is 15. She was run over by a car when younger and survived without a scratch! It was a miracle. She surfs in the pool and has used it since the day we opened it - we laugh as she will lose a good 5 lbs every summer, LOVES Halloween as much as Norm and jumps at bats! Is my master squirrel chaser and BALL fetcher - but does not give it to you, she makes you chase her around the house for it. Well she was.. Daisy seems to be faster on the fetch and rubs it in Tequilas face every time. So I've learned to throw 2 balls the first far for Daisy and the second close to Ticky. Her eyesight is failing so her ball days are almost over, she also seems to be feeling the heat a bit more.. I will love her till the day she dies and will keep going until she tells us she can't go anymore. 
Right now she still tries and that is all that matters. The lessons dogs teach us. Priceless. 
xox <><

 
 
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 I need time out. Time to stop stressing and focus on what I love to do. Draw. Spend time with my family, read, & relax.  DRAW. 
It is at the point where my twitch has taken over.  Even with botox it never stops. As the botox wears off it gets more painful and stronger. It can stop me from doing what ever I am doing and holding my breath until it passes.  It is mentally and socially distracting and uncomfortable, for me and who ever is watching.  I have become somewhat of a recluse.  It gets stronger I get quieter.  Drawing is the only thing I seem to be able to do sometimes, because I have different stages of drawing depending on how I'm feeling.  

We are talking about surgery. That will be my next decision. One I am not taking lightly.
Not being a fan of hospitals or surgery anywhere in the vicinity of my brain is frightening. 
Time to take drastic measures. - I have decided to seriously try to DE-STRESS. I will focus on the positive, drawing, planting the seed and being thankful that I am still alive - it's been a difficult 3 years and I have to say am a better person because of it.  Yesterday after making the decision to stay off FB, I instantly felt a sense of relief.  I went and drew, watched an amazing Doc. that affirmed my decision! Who knew! Great documentary
 *I AM    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpVEH-Bpdes&feature=player_embedded
I told Norm I am on withdraw-lllll  meaning I must draw.  As much fun as all of this technology can be- it is truly a weapon of mass distraction. I think - 'I'll just go on for a few moments' and hours fly by, hours that I could be enjoying nature, family, pets and spending time truly enjoying my passion. That is how I will heal. I will of course continue to educate myself on topics that are important to me and try to share as best as I know how...
I Am most inspired by nature. Mother nature... as I see her :

 
 
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You made your bed now your going to lie in it..  
Well it's true. Sooner or later it's going to catch up. Like anything over time  you have to be careful. I will admit I am the first one to say in the past when I have been prescribed something I took it. Simple.  Not anymore. 
This twitch has also become a blessing! Especially now with looking into and considering  surgery (in the brain region) - yes, a blessing. I have started to eat healthier- cut out a lot of red meat and try to eat little "fast food', don't drink alcohol (yes I still from time to time crave a cold beer on a hot day and do indulge, but no where like I USE to) but now I am really careful with medication I take. I READ the side effects and try to decide IF I really need the medication and outweigh the options. 
I just got over a cold and was thinking I should go to the Dr.s but sometimes you just have to let it run it's course- sometimes all your body needs is rest and good food. 
That is all the medicine you need. Other times you DO need mediation.
It really is sad that so many people THINK Cannabis is so bad for you but never take into consideration prescribed medications. The cartoon says it all. FACT.  
Ask yourself - have you ever been on a medication that says - do not take alcohol while using this drug? And you have? I have. 
Have you ever taken a medication that says 'do not operate heavy machinery or operate a vehicle' and then drove? I have. Millions do. Daily. 
So my blessing is in the form of education and realization, after all - It's not too late - I'm still breathing! LOL So before you make your bed... be careful. Research - check out your options. Cannabis may not be for you but WHY wouldn't you TRY it before you try some of these other incredibly toxic and many time addictive prescriptions?  It is common sense.
It is my life, my health and I want to choose what is right for me. 
What is right for ME has nothing to do with you or anyone else for that matter. 
Today make your bed! Clean sheets! Cause you never know..
OH - should you overdose on Cannabis - PLEASE try to choose Healthy MUNCHIE options.  xox <><

 
 
I Love Daisy's!  I'll give you a daisy a day dear... (remember that song?)  Even our dog is named Daisy and she is as pretty as a Daisy - HAPPY!  A Daisy is a happy Flower! Tall and strong - who has not =  "she loves me... she loves me not..."  with a Daisy at some point in their life?  So my bouquet of PEACE would definitely be Daisy's!  
We can't go wrong if we plant these seeds! LOVE, HOPE and COMPASSION. 
You can not help but grow GOODNESS when you plant such ideas in the minds and hearts of those you interact with.
So never mind Cannabis today (We'll be right back on track with that Monday morning!)
Plant some LOVIN'  NOW!  If only in your own mind and heart - it's a start!!!
xox <><


 
 
When I explain to people all that I have learned and the many, many ailments that Cannabis is proven to help people with, they all ask the same thing - "then why is it NOT legal?"  The answer is simple : What big drug company wants you to grow your own medicine (with the help of mother nature) when they can charge you $20 a pill to help ease your pain?  
NONE!  
When Cannabis becomes legal they will lose billions of $$$. Don't believe me ?
I'll provide a few  links below so perhaps you can do your own research..  Prove me wrong.
 
While researching Cannabis I came across a few things that really made me curious. People saying it helps them with mental pain. PTSD, depression, anxiety and sleep.  ALL these things are helped with Cannabis but most peole are taking pre-scribed drugs called 'psychotropic drugs'  you all know them they are (just to name a few): Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Duloxetine (sold under the brand names CymbaltaAriclaimXeristarYentreve,Duzela), Ritalin  etc.  Drugs given to the masses to make the millions (billions)
At what cost to the public? A HUGE one.  Terrible side effects, addictive -people killing themselves. BUT  most disturbing to me is in finding out  the rise of these drugs -given to our children is on a frightening increase. Many without the knowledge of what damage  these pills can do. I would like to admit that I am in fact speaking from experience. 
I took pills for depression for years. It was not until this unexplained twitch that I myself started to research and have read that my twitch is nothing compared to the side effects some people get. I can't get angry at my Dr., as these companies have huge marketing programs and pay off many so called experts to promote their product and even lie (proven)
to our Dr.s.   Our Dr.s have so much to do without being able to research every drug on top of everything else. I also have been blessed with a Dr. that has always gone above and beyond with me over the years. I know in my heart he would never give anyone anything if he knew it caused harm. No one would. But these companies THEY know. YET the mighty $$$ wins out every time.  
Over and over again this book is mentioned. DSM. To hear how they come up with these diagnoses is  deplorable!  I was inspired to do this toon.  (below)  I have much more material... sad to admit.  IF YOU or your child takes any of these medication for ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder - anything --- RESEARCH it! 
                                           AS a parent it is your obligation! 
Generation Rx: ** note - we watched it on netflix   http://www.ovguide.com/movies_tv/generation_rx.htm
http://www.fulfilldisc.com/index.php/generationrx.html?products_id=72
The Marketing of Madness: http://www.cchr.org/videos/marketing-of-madness.html
can be watched on topdocs. and youtube..

Very informative: http://www.drugenquirer.com
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